Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1
Which of the following are valid Python data types ?
1. Numeric
2. None ✓
3. Mappings
4. list ✓
5. Sequence
6. set ✓
7. tuple ✓
8. dictionary ✓
Question 2
Which of the following are datatypes considered as Numbers in Python.
1. Integer ✓
2. Boolean ✓
3. complex ✓
4. floating point ✓
5. list
6. None
Question 3
Consider the following sequence of statements:
a = 35
m=a
Following the execution of these statements, Python has created how many objects and how many references ?
1. Two integer objects, two references
2. One integer object, two references ✓
3. One integer object, one reference
4. Two integer objects, one reference
Question 4
Which Python built-in function returns the unique number assigned to an object?
1. identity( )
2. id( ) ✓
3. refnum( )
4. ref( )
Question 5
The operator used to check if both the operands reference the same object memory, is the .......... operator.
1. in
2. is ✓
3. id
4. ==
Question 6
For two objects x and y, the expression x is y will yield True, if and only if
1. id(x) == id(y) ✓
2. len(x) == len(y)
3. x == y
4. all of these
Question 7
Which of the following is not an immutable type in Python ?
1. String
2. Tuples
3. Set ✓
 4. dictionary ✓
Question 8
Python operator always yields the result of .......... datatype.
1. integer
2. floating point ✓
3. complex
4. all of these
Question 9
What is the value of the expression 100 / 25 ?
1. 4
2. 4.0 ✓
3. 2.5
4. none of these
Question 10
What is the value of the expression 100 // 25 ?
1. 4 ✓
2. 4.0
3. 2.5
4. none of these
Question 11
In Python, a variable must be declared before it is assigned a value.
1. True
2. False ✓
3. Only in Functions
4. Only in modules
Question 12
In Python, a variable is assigned a value of one type, and then later assigned a value of a different type. This
will yield .......... .
1. Warning
2. Error
3. None
4. No Error ✓
Question 13
In Python, a variable may be assigned a value of one type, and then later assigned a value of a different type.
This concept is known as .......... .
1. mutability
2. static typing
3. dynamic typing ✓
4. immutability
Question 14
Is it safe to directly use the == operator to determine whether objects of type float are equal ?
1. Yes
2. No ✓
3. Yes, if the values are < 100
4. Yes, if the values are > 100
Question 15
What will the following code produce ?
a = 8.6
b = 2
print ( a//b )
1. 4.3
2. 4.0 ✓
 3. 4
4. compilation error
Question 16
In the Python statement x = a + 5 - b : a and b are .......... .
1. Operands ✓
2. Expression
3. operators
4. Equation
Question 17
In the Python statement x =a + 5 - b : a + 5 - b is .......... .
1. Operands
2. Expression ✓
3. operators
4. Equation
Question 18
What will be the value of y after following code fragment is executed ?
x = 10.0
y = (x < 100.0) and x >= 10
1. 110
2. True ✓
3. False
4. Error.
Question 19
Which of the following literals has True truth-value ?
1. 0.000001 ✓
2. 'None' ✓
3. 0
4. [ ]
5. False
6. True ✓
7. 1 ✓
8. 33 ✓
9. None
10. 0.0
Question 20
What will the following code result as ?
import math
x = 100
print ( x > 0 and math.sqrt( x ) )
1. True
2. 1
3. 10
4. 10.0 ✓
Question 21
Which of the following operators has the lowest precedence ?
1. not
2. %
3. and ✓
4. +
5. **
Question 22
What is the value of the expression 10 + 3 ** 3 * 2?
 1. 28
2. 739
3. 829
4. 64 ✓
Question 23
To increase the value of x five times using an augmented assignment operator, the correct expression will be
1. x += 5
2. x *= 5 ✓
3. x = x ** 5
4. none of these
Question 24
What will be the result of the expression 10 or 0 ?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 10 ✓
4. 1.0
Question 25
What will be the result of the expression 5 or 10 ?
1. 5 ✓
2. 1
3. 10
4. 0
Question 26
What will be the result of the expression 5 and 10?
1. 5
2. 1
3. 10 ✓
4. 0
Question 27
What will be the result of the expression 15 and 10?
1. 5
2. 1
3. 10 ✓
4. 0
Question 28
What will be the result of the expression 10 or 0 ?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 10 ✓
4. 1.0
Question 29
What will be the result of the expression 'a' or " (" is an empty string) ?
1. 'a' ✓
2. "
3. 1
4. 0
Question 30
What will be the result of the expression 'a' and " (" is an empty string) ?
1. 'a'
2. " ✓
3. 1
4. 0
Question 31
What will be the result of the expression 'x' and 'a' ?
1. 'a' ✓
2. "
3. 'x'
4. 1
Question 32
What will be the result of the expression 'a' and 'x' ?
1. 'a'
2. ''
3. 'x' ✓
4. 1
Question 33
What will be the result of the expression 'a' and 'None' ?
1. 'a'
2. ''
3. 'None' ✓
4. 1
Question 34
What will be the result of the expression 'None' and 'a' ?
1. 'a' ✓
2. ''
3. 'None'
4. 1
Question 35
What will be the result of the expression 'false' and False ?
1. false
2. False ✓
3. 'false'
4. 'False'
Question 36
What will be the result of the expression 'false' or False ?
1. false
2. False
3. 'false' ✓
4. 'False'
Fill in the Blanks
Question 1 Boolean data type is internally treated as integer data type.
Question 2 Two forms of floating-point numbers are: fractional form and exponent notation.
Question 3 Python's floating point numbers have precision of 15 digits.
Question 4 Three mutable types of Python are lists, dictionaries and sets.
Question 5 The floor division of two integers yields a result of integer type.
Question 6 The division of two integers yields a result of floating-point type.
Question 7 The set sequence type cannot store duplicate values.
Question 8 The tuple datatype is like lists but is not mutable.
Question 9 The id of an object gives the memory location of the object.
Question 10 To check if two objects reference the same memory address, is operator is used.
Question 11 To use function fabs( ), math module should be imported.
Question 12 To generate a random floating number in the range 0 to 100, random() or
random.random() function is used.
Question 13 To generate a random integer in a range, randint() or random.randint() function is used.
Question 14 To generate a random number in a sequence of values where two values have a difference a step
value, randrange() or random.randrange() function is used.
Question 15 To use mean() function, statistics module is to be imported.
True/False Questions
Question 1 List is an immutable data type. False
Question 2 Set is a mutable data type. True
Question 3 A set can contain duplicate values in it. False
Question 4 A Boolean value is internally treated as an integer value. True
Question 5 '' (an empty string) has truth value as False. True
Question 6 ' ' (a space) has truth value as False. False
Question 7 Value false is a legal literal value in Python. False
Question 8 Value False is a legal literal value in Python.True
Question 9 Value 'False' is a legal literal value in Python. True
Question 10 Value 'false' is a legal literal value in Python.True
Question 11 None and 'None' are the same.False
Question 12 None has the truth value as False. True
Question 13 'None' has the truth value as False. False
Question 14 The result of bool(0) is False. True
Question 15 The result of bool('None') is False. False
Question 16Dividing two integers results in an integer. False
Question 17 Floor division of two integers results in an integer. True
Question 18 Two floating point numbers should not be compared for equality using == True
Question 19 In implicit conversion, all operands' data types are converted to the datatype of the largest operand.
True
Question 20 Explicit type conversion involves the use of a function to convert datatype of a value. True
Type A: Short Answer Questions/Conceptual Questions
Question 1
What are data types in Python? How are they important?
Answer
Data types are used to identify the type of data a memory location can hold and the associated operations of
handling it. The data that we deal with in our programs can be of many types like character, integer, real
number, string, boolean, etc. hence programming languages including Python provide ways and facilities to
handle all these different types of data through data types. The data types define the capabilities to handle a
specific type of data such as memory space it allocates to hold a certain type of data and the range of values
supported for a given data type, etc.
Question 2
How many integer types are supported by Python? Name them.
Answer
Two integer types are supported by Python. They are:
1. Integers (signed)
2. Booleans
Question 3
How are these numbers different from one another (with respect to Python)? 33, 33.0, 33j, 33 + j
Answer
The number 33 is an integer whereas 33.0 is a floating-point number. 33j represent the imaginary part of a
complex number. 33 + j is a complex number.
Question 4
The complex numbers have two parts : real and imaginary. In which data type are real and imaginary parts
represented ?
Answer
In Python, the real and imaginary parts of a complex number are represented as floating-point numbers.
Question 5
How many string types does Python support? How are they different from one another?
Answer
Python supports two types of strings — Single-line strings and Multi-line strings. Single line strings are
enclosed in single or double quotes and terminate in one line. Multi-line strings store multiple lines of text and
are enclosed in triple quotes.
Question 6
What will following code print?
str1 = '''Hell
o'''
str2 = '''Hell\
o'''
print(len(str1) > len(str2))
Answer
This code will print:
True
len(str1) is 6 due to the EOL character. len(str2) is 5 as backslash (\) character is not counted in the length of
string. As len(str1) is greater than len(str2) so the output is True.
Question 7
What are Immutable and Mutable types in Python? List immutable and mutable types of Python.
Answer
Mutable types are those whose values can be changed in place whereas Immutable types are those that can
never change their value in place.
Mutable types in Python are:
1. Lists
2. Dictionaries
3. Sets
Immutable types in Python are:
1. Integers
2. Floating-Point numbers
3. Booleans
4. Strings
5. Tuples
Question 8
What are three internal key-attributes of a value-variable in Python ? Explain with example.
Answer
The three internal key-attributes of a value-variable in Python are:
1. Type
2. Value
3. Id
For example, consider this:
a=4
The type of a is int which can be found with the built-in function type() like this:
type(a).
Value can be found using the built-in function print() like this:
print(a)
It will give the output as 4 which is value contained in variable a.
Id is the memory location of the object which can be determined using built-in function id() like this:
id(a)
Question 9
Is it true that if two objects return True for is operator, they will also return True for == operator?
Answer
Yes, if is operator returns true, it implicitly means that the equality operator will also return True. is operator
returning true implies that both the variables point to the same object and hence == operator must return True.
Question 10
Are these values equal? Why/why not?
1. 20 and 20.0
2. 20 and int(20)
3. str(20) and str(20.0)
4. 'a' and "a"
Answer
1. The type of 20 is int whereas the type of 20.0 is float so they are two different objects. Both have the
same value of 20. So, as values are same equality (==) operator return True but as objects are different is
operator returns False.
2. The value and type of both 20 and int(20) are the same and both point to the same object so both
equality (==) and is operator returns True.
3. For str(20) and str(20.0), both equality (==) and is operator returns False as their values are different and
they point to two different objects.
4. For 'a' and "a", both equality (==) and is operator returns True as their values are same and they point to
the same object.
Question 11
What is an atom in Python? What is an expression?
Answer
In Python, an atom is something that has a value. Identifiers, literals, strings, lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries, etc.
are all atoms. An expression in Python, is any valid combination of operators and atoms. It is composed of one
or more operations.
Question 12
What is the difference between implicit type conversion and explicit type conversion?
Answer
Implicit Type Conversion Explicit Type Conversion
An implicit type conversion is automatically An explicit type conversion is user-
performed by the compiler when differing data defined conversion that forces an
types are intermixed in an expression. expression to be of specific type.
An implicit type conversion is performed An explicit type conversion is
without programmer's intervention. specified explicitly by the programmer.
Example: Example:
a, b = 5, 25.5 a, b = 5, 25.5
c=a+b c = int(a + b)
Question 13
Two objects (say a and b) when compared using == ,return True. But Python gives False when compared using
is operator. Why? (i.e., a == b is True but why is a is b False?)
Answer
As equality (==) operator returns True, it means that a and b have the same value but as is operator returns
False, it means that variables a and b point to different objects in memory. For example, consider the below
Python statements:
>>> a = 'abc'
>>> b = input("Enter a string: ")
Enter a string: abc
>>> a == b
True
>>> a is b
False
Here, both a and b have the same value 'abc' but they point to different objects.
Question 14
Given str1 = "Hello", what will be the values of:
(a) str1[0]
(b) str1[1]
(c) str1[-5]
(d) str1[-4]
(e) str1[5]
Answer
(a) H
(b) e
(c) H
(d) e
(e) IndexError: string index out of range
Explanation
H0−5e1−4l2−3l3−2o4−1−5H0−4e1−3l2−2l3−1o4
Question 15
If you give the following for str1 = "Hello", why does Python report error?
str1[2] = 'p'
Answer
Python reports error because strings are immutable and hence item assignment is not supported.
Question 16
What will the result given by the following?
(a) type (6 + 3)
(b) type (6 -3)
(c) type (6 *3)
(d) type (6 / 3)
(e) type (6 // 3)
(f) type (6 % 3)
Answer

⇒ int + int
(a) type (6 + 3)

⇒ int
So the result is int.

⇒ int - int
(b) type (6 -3)

⇒ int
So the result is int.

⇒ int * int
(c) type (6 * 3)

⇒ int
So the result is int.

⇒ int / int
(d) type (6 / 3)

⇒ float
So the result is float.

⇒ int // int
(e) type (6 // 3)

⇒ int
So the result is int.
⇒ int % int
(f) type (6 % 3)

⇒ int
So the result is int.
Question 17
What are augmented assignment operators? How are they useful?
Answer
Augmented assignment operators combine the impact of an arithmetic operator with an assignment operator.
For example, to add the value of b to the value of a and assign the result back to a then instead of writing:
a=a+b
we can write
a += b.
Augmented assignment operators are useful as they provide a shorthand way by combining the arithmetic and
assignment operators.
Question 18
Differentiate between (555/222)**2 and (555.0/222)**2.
Answer
In the first expression, 555 is of int type whereas in the second expression 555.0 is of float type.
Question 19
Given three Boolean variables a, b, c as : a = False, b = True, c = False. Evaluate the following Boolean
expressions:
(a) b and c
(b) b or c
(c) not a and b
(d) (a and b) or not c
(e) not b and not (a or c)
(f) not ((not b or not a) and c) or a
Answer

⇒ False and True

(a) b and c

⇒ False

⇒ True or False
(b) b or c

⇒ True

⇒ not False and True

(c) not a and b

⇒ True and True

⇒ True

⇒ (False and True) or not False

(d) (a and b) or not c

⇒ False or not False

⇒ False or True
⇒ True

⇒ not True and not (False or False)

(e) not b and not (a or c)

⇒ not True and not False

⇒ False and True
⇒ False

⇒ not ((not True or not False) and False) or False

(f) not ((not b or not a) and c) or a

⇒ not ((False or True) and False) or False

 ⇒ not (True and False) or False
⇒ not False or False
⇒ True or False
⇒ True
Question 20
What would following code fragments result in? Given x = 3.
(a) 1 < x
(b) x >= 4
(c) x == 3
(d) x == 3.0
(e) "Hello" == "Hello"
(f) "Hello" > "hello"
(g) 4/2 == 2.0
(h) 4/2 == 2
(i) x < 7 and 4 > 5.
Answer
(a) True
(b) False
(c) True
(d) True
(e) True
(f) False
(g) True
(h) True
(i) False
Question 21
Write following expressions in Python:
(a) 13b2h31b2h
Answer
1 / 3 * b * b * h
(b) πr2hπr2h
Answer
math.pi * r * r * h
(c) 13πr2h31πr2h
Answer
1 / 3 * math.pi * r * r * h
(d) (x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2(x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2
Answer
math.sqrt((x2 - x1) ** 2 + (y2 - y1) ** 2)
(e) (x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2(x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2
Answer
(x - h) ** 2 + (y - k) ** 2 == r ** 2
(f) x=−b+b2−4ac2ax=2a−b+b2−4ac
Answer
x = (-b + math.sqrt(b * b - 4 * a * c)) / (2 * a)
(g) an×am=an+man×am=an+m
Answer
a ** n * a ** m == a ** (n + m)
(h) (an)m=anm(an)m=anm
Answer
(a ** n) ** m == a ** (n * m)
(i) anam=an−maman=an−m
Answer
a ** n / a ** m == a ** (n - m)
(j) a−n=1ana−n=an1
Answer
a ** -n == 1 / a ** n
Question 22
int('a') produces error. Why ?
Answer
int() converts its argument into an integer. As 'a' is a letter, it cannot be converted into a valid integer hence
int('a') produces an error.
Question 23
int('a') produces error but following expression having int('a') in it, does not return error. Why?
len('a') + 2 or int('a')
Answer
The or operator tests the second operand only if the first operand is false otherwise it ignores it. In the
expression, the first operand of or operator is len('a') + 2. It evaluates to 3 and as it is a non-zero value hence it
is True for or operator. As first operand of or operator is True so it doesn't evaluate its second argument int('a')
and no error is returned.
Question 24
Write expression to convert the values 17, len('ab') to (i) integer (ii) str (iii) boolean values
Answer
(i) int(17), int(len('ab'))
(ii) str(17), str(len('ab'))
(iii) bool(17), bool(len('ab'))
Question 25
Evaluate and Justify:
(i) 22 / 17 = 37 / 47 + 88 /83
(ii) len('375')**2
Answer
(i) It produces an error as LHS value in this case is an expression that evaluates to a literal whereas LHS value
should be a variable.

⇒ 3 ** 2 [∵ len('375') = 3]
(ii) len('375')**2

⇒9 [∵ 3 * 3 = 9]
Question 26
Evaluate and Justify:
(i) 22.0/7.0 - 22/7
(ii) 22.0/7.0 - int(22.0/7.0)
(iii) 22/7 - int (22.0)/7
Answer

⇒0
(i) 22.0/7.0 - 22/7

As values of 22.0/7.0 and 22/7 are equal, subtracting them will give the result as 0.0.

⇒ 3.142857142857143 - 3
(ii) 22.0/7.0 - int(22.0/7.0)

⇒ 0.142857142857143

⇒ 0.0
(iii) 22/7 - int (22.0)/7

int (22.0) gives 22 so the expression becomes 22/7 - 22/7 which results in 0.0
Question 27
Evaluate and Justify:
(i) false and None
(ii) 0 and None
(iii) True and None
(iv) None and None
Answer
(i) This produces an error as false is an invalid literal in Python. It should be False. Had the expression being
False and None, the return value will be False.
(ii) This logical expression evaluates to 0. As first operand of and operator is false so it will return the first
operand itself.
(iii) This logical expression evaluates to None. As first operand of and operator is True so it will return the
second operand.
(iv) This logical expression evaluates to None. As first operand of and operator is false so it will return the first
operand itself.
Question 28
Evaluate and Justify:
(a) 0 or None and "or"
(b) 1 or None and 'a' or 'b'
(c) False and 23
(d) 23 and False
(e) not (1 == 1 and 0 != 1)
(f) "abc" == "Abc" and not (2 == 3 or 3 == 4)
(g) False and 1 == 1 or not True or 1 == 1 and False or 0 == 0
Answer

⇒ 0 or None [∵ and has higher precedence than or]

(a) 0 or None and "or"

⇒ None

⇒ 1 or None or 'b'
(b) 1 or None and 'a' or 'b'

⇒ 1 or 'b'
⇒1

⇒ False
(c) False and 23

⇒ False
(d) 23 and False

⇒ not (True and True)

(e) not (1 == 1 and 0 != 1)

⇒ not True
⇒ False

⇒ "abc" == "Abc" and not (False or False)

(f) "abc" == "Abc" and not (2 == 3 or 3 == 4)

⇒ "abc" == "Abc" and not False

⇒ False and not False
⇒ False and True
⇒ False

⇒ False and True or not True or True and False or True

(g) False and 1 == 1 or not True or 1 == 1 and False or 0 == 0

⇒ False and True or False or True and False or True

⇒ False or False or False or True
⇒ False or False or True
 ⇒ False or True
⇒ True
Question 29
Evaluate the following for each expression that is successfully evaluated, determine its value and type for
unsuccessful expression, state the reason.
(a) len("hello") == 25/5 or 20/10
(b) 3 < 5 or 50/(5 - (3 + 2))
(c) 50/(5 - (3 + 2)) or 3 < 5
(d) 2 * (2 * (len("01")))
Answer

⇒ 5 == 25/5 or 20/10
(a) len("hello") == 25/5 or 20/10

⇒ 5 == 5 or 2
⇒ True or 2
⇒ True
The type of result is Boolean.

⇒ True or 50/(5 - (3 + 2)) [∵ first operand is True, second operand is not evaluated so no division by 0 error
(b) 3 < 5 or 50/(5 - (3 + 2))

⇒ True
happens]

The type of result is Boolean.

⇒ 50/(5 - 5) or 3 < 5
(c) 50/(5 - (3 + 2)) or 3 < 5

⇒ 50/0 or 3 < 5
⇒ Division by Zero Error
As the denominator of or operator's first operand is 0, Division by Zero error occurs.

⇒ 2 * (2 * 2)
(d) 2 * (2 * (len("01")))

⇒2*4
⇒8
The type of result is Integer.
Question 30
Write an expression that uses exactly 3 arithmetic operators with integer literals and produces result as 99.
Answer
9 * 10 + 21 % 12
Question 31
Add parentheses to the following expression to make the order of evaluation more clear.
y % 4 == 0 and y % 100 != 0 or y % 400 == 0
Answer
((y % 4) == 0) and ((y % 100) != 0) or ((y % 400) == 0)
Question 32
A program runs to completion but gives an incorrect result. What type of error would have caused it?
Answer
Logical errors can make a program run till completion but give incorrect result.
Question 33
In Python, strings are immutable while lists are mutable. What is the difference?
Answer
In Python, strings are immutable means that individual letter assignment for strings is not allowed. For example:
name='hello'
name[0] = 'p'
The above Python code will cause an error as we are trying to assign some value to an individual letter of a
string.
Lists are mutable in Python means that we can assign values to individual elements of a list. For example:
a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
a[0] = 10
The above Python code will work correctly without any errors as Lists are mutable in Python.
Question 34
How does the // operator differ from the / operator? Give an example of where // would be needed.
Answer
The Division operator (/) divides its first operand by second operand and always returns the result as a float
value whereas Floor Division operator (//) divides its first operand by second operand and truncates the
fractional part of the result and returns it as an int value. Floor Division operator is useful in situations where we
only need the integer part of the division operation result. For example, to determine how many minutes are
there in some given number of seconds:
secs = 2565
mins = 2565 // 60
Question 35
MidAir Airlines will only allow carry-on bags that are no more than 22 inches long, 14 inches wide, and 9
inches deep. Assuming that variables named length, width, and depth have already been assigned values, write
an expression combining the three that evaluates to True if bag fits within those limits, and False otherwise.
Answer
length <= 22 and width <= 14 and depth <= 9
Question 36
What are main error types? Which types are most dangerous and why?
Answer
The types of errors are:
1. Compile Time Errors (Syntax errors and Semantic Errors)
2. Runtime Errors
3. Logical Errors
Logical Errors are the most dangerous as they are hardest to prevent, find and fix.
Question 37
Correct any false statements:
(a) Compile-time errors are usually easier to detect and to correct than run-time errors.
(b) Logically errors can usually be detected by the compiler.
Answer
(a) The statement is correct.
(b) The statement is incorrect. The correct statement should be:
Logical errors cannot be detected by the compiler.
Question 38
Differentiate between a syntax error and a semantics error.
Answer
Syntax Error Semantics Error
Syntax errors occurs when the rules of the Semantic errors occur when the
programming language are violated. statement are not meaningful.
Example: Example:
x = false x*y=z
Question 39
Differentiate between a syntax error and a logical error in a python program. When is each type of error likely
to be found?
Answer
 Syntax Error Logical Error
Syntax Errors occur when we violate the rules
Logical Errors occur due to our
of writing the statements of the programming
mistakes in programming logic.
language.
Program compiles and executes but
Program fails to compile and execute.
doesn't give the desired output.
Logical errors need to be found and
Syntax Errors are caught by the compiler. corrected by people working on the
program.
Syntax errors are found at compile type whereas Logical errors are found when the program starts executing.
Question 40
What is the difference between an error and exception?
Answer
An Error is a bug in the code that causes irregular output or stops the program from executing whereas an
Exception is an irregular unexpected situation occurring during execution on which programmer has no control.
Type B: Application Based Questions
Question 1
What is the result produced by (i) bool (0) (ii) bool (str(0))? Justify the outcome.
Answer
(i) bool (0)
The result is False as truth value of 0 is falsetval
(ii) bool (str(0))
The result is True as str(0) converts 0 to string "0". As it becomes a non-empty string so its truth value is true tval
Question 2
What will be the output, if input for both the statements is 5 + 4/2.
6 == input ("Value 1:")
6 == int(input ("value 2:"))
Answer
Output of first statement is False as '5 + 4/2' is entered as a string so it cannot be equal to the number 6.
The second statement gives an error as int() function cannot convert the string '5 + 4/2' to a valid integer.
Question 3
Following Python code has an expression with all integer values. Why is the result in floating point form?
a, b, c = 2, 3, 6
d = a + b * c/b
print(d)
Answer
The output of the above Python code is 8.0. Division operator is present in the expression. The result of
Division operator is of float type. Due to implicit conversion, other operand in this expression are also
converted to float type and hence the final result is in floating point form.
Question 4a
What will following code print?
a = va = 3
b = va = 3
print (a, b)
Answer
This Python code prints:
3 3
Question 4b
What will following code print?
a = 3
b = 3.0
print (a == b)
print (a is b)
Answer
This Python code prints:
True
False
As values of a and b are equal so equality operator returns True. a is of int type and b is of float type so a and b
are different objects so a is b returns False.
Question 5a
What will be output produced by following code? State reason for this output.
a, b, c = 1, 1, 2
d = a + b
e = 1.0
f = 1.0
g = 2.0
h = e + f
print(c == d)
print(c is d)
print(g == h)
print(g is h)
Answer
Output
True
True
True
False
Explanation
Value of d becomes 2 and as values of c and d are equal so print(c == d) prints True.
Question 5b
What will be output produced by following code? State reason for this output.
a = 5 - 4 - 3
b = 3**2**3
print(a)
print(b)
Answer
Output
-2
6561
Explanation

⇒a=1-3
a=5-4-3

⇒ a = -2
The exponentiation operator (**) has associativity from right to left so:

⇒ b = 3**8
b = 3**2**3

⇒ b = 6561
Question 5c
What will be output produced by following code? State reason for this output.
a, b, c = 1, 1, 1
d = 0.3
e=a+b+c-d
f=a+b+c == d
print(e)
print(f)
Answer
Output
2.7
False
Explanation

⇒ e = 1+1+1-0.3
e = a+b+c-d

⇒ e = 3-0.3
⇒ e = 2.7
As 0.3 is float so implicit conversion converts 3 also to float and result of the expression is of float type.

⇒ f = 1 + 1 + 1 == 0.3
f = a + b + c == d

⇒ f = 3 == 0.3
⇒ f = False
Question 6a
What will be the output of following Python code?
a = 12
b = 7.4
c = 1
a -= b
print(a, b)
a *= 2 + c
print(a)
b += a * c
print(b)
Answer
Output
4.6 7.4
13.799999999999999
21.2
Explanation

⇒a=a-b
a -= b

⇒ a = 12 - 7.4
⇒ a = 4.6

⇒ a = 4.6 * (2 + c)
a *= 2 + c

⇒ a = 4.6 * (2 + 1)
⇒ a = 4.6 * 3
⇒ a = 13.799999999999999

⇒ b = b + (a * c)
b += a * c

⇒ b = 7.4 + (13.799999999999999 * 1)
⇒ b = 7.4 + 13.799999999999999
⇒ b = 21.2
Question 6b
What will be the output of following Python code?
x, y = 4, 8
z = x/y*y
print(z)
Answer
Output
4.0
Explanation

⇒ z = 4/8*8
z = x/y*y
⇒ z = 0.5*8
⇒ z = 4.0
Question 7
Make change in the expression for z of previous question so that the output produced is zero. You cannot
change the operators and order of variables. (Hint. Use a function around a sub-expression)
Answer
x, y = 4, 8
z = int(x/y)*y
print(z)
Question 8
Consider the following expression:
x = "and" * (3 + 2) > "or" + "4"
What is the data type of value that is computed by this expression?
Answer
The data type of value that is computed by this expression is bool.

⇒ x = "and" * 5 > "or" + "4"

x = "and" * (3 + 2) > "or" + "4"

⇒ x = "andandandandand" > "or4"

⇒ x = False
Question 9
Consider the following code segment:
a = input()
b = int(input())
c = a + b
print(c)
When the program is run, the user first enters 10 and then 5, it gives an error. Find the error, its reason and
correct it
Answer
The error is:
TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "int") to str
It occurs because a is of type string but b is of type int. We are trying to add together a string operand and an int
operand using addition operator. This is not allowed in Python hence this error occurs.
To correct it, we need to cast a to int like this:
a = int(input())
Question 10
Consider the following code segment:
a = input("Enter the value of a:")
b = input("Enter the value of b:")
print(a + b)
If the user runs the program and enters 11 for a and 9 for b then what will the above code display?
Answer
Output
Enter the value of a:11
Enter the value of b:9
119
Explanation
input() function accepts user input as string type. The data type of a and b is string not int so addition operator
concatenates them to print 119 instead of 20.
Question 11
Find out the error and the reason for the error in the following code. Also, give the corrected code.
a, b = "5.0", "10.0"
x = float(a/b)
print(x)
Answer
a and b are defined as strings not float or int. Division operator doesn't support strings as its operand so we get
the error — unsupported operand type(s) for /: "str" and "str".
The corrected code is:
a, b = 5.0, 10.0
x = float(a/b)
print(x)
Question 12
Consider the following program. It is supposed to compute the hypotenuse of a right triangle after the user
enters the lengths of the other two sides.
a = float(input("Enter the length of the first side:"))
b = float(input("Enter the length of the second side:"))
h = sqrt(a * a + b * b)
print("The length of the hypotenuse is", h)
When this program is run, the following output is generated (note that input entered by the user is shown in
bold):
Enter the length of the first side: 3
Enter the length of the second side: 4
Traceback (most recent call last):
h = sqrt(a * a + b * b)
NameError: name 'sqrt' is not defined
Why is this error occurring? How would you resolve it ?
Answer
The error is coming because math module is not imported in the code. To resolve it, we should import the math
module using the import statement import math.
Question 13
Consider the following program. It is supposed to compute the hypotenuse of a right triangle after the user
enters the lengths of the other two sides.
a = float(input("Enter the length of the first side:"))
b = float(input("Enter the length of the second side:"))
h = sqrt(a * a + b * b)
print("The length of the hypotenuse is", h)
After adding import math to the code given above, what other change(s) are required in the code to make it fully
work ?
Answer
After adding import math statement, we need to change the line h = sqrt(a * a + b * b) to h =
math.sqrt(a * a + b * b). The corrected working code is below:
import math
a = float(input("Enter the length of the first side:"))
b = float(input("Enter the length of the second side:"))
h = math.sqrt(a * a + b * b)
print("The length of the hypotenuse is", h)
Question 14
Which of the following expressions will result in an error message being displayed when a program containing
it is run?
(a) 2.0/4
(b) "3" + "Hello"
(c) 4 % 15
(d) int("5")/float("3")
(e) float("6"/"2")
Answer
(a) No Error
(b) No Error
(c) No Error
(d) No Error
(e) This will cause an error of unsupported operand types as using division operator on string types is not
allowed in Python.
Question 15a
Following expression does not report an error even if it has a sub-expression with 'divide by zero' problem:
3 or 10/0
What changes can you make to above expression so that Python reports this error?
Answer
Interchanging the operands of or operator as shown below will make Python report this error:
10/0 or 3
Question 15b
What is the output produced by following code?
a, b = bool(0), bool(0.0)
c, d = str(0), str(0.0)
print (len(a), len(b))
print (len(c), len(d))
Answer
The above code will give an error as the line print (len(a), len(b)) is calling len function with bool
arguments which is not allowed in Python.
Question 16
Given a string s = "12345". Can you write an expression that gives sum of all the digits shown inside the string
s i.e., the program should be able to produce the result as 15 (1+2+3+4+5).
[Hint. Use indexes and convert to integer]
Answer
print(int(s[0]) + int(s[1]) + int(s[2]) + int(s[3]) + int(s[4]))
Question 17
Predict the output if e is given input as 'True':
a = True
b = 0 < 5
print (a == b)
print (a is b)
c = str (a)
d = str (b)
print (c == d)
print (c is d)
e = input ("Enter :")
print (c == e)
print (c is e)
Answer
Output
True
True
True
True
Enter :True
True
False
Explanation
1. As 0 < 5 is True so b value of b becomes True and its type is bool.
2. print (a == b) gives True as a and b both are True.
3. print (a is b) gives True as a and b both being True point to the same object in memory.
4. Similarly print (c == d) and print (c is d) give True as c and d both are string and point to the
same object in memory.
5. The user input for e is True so e is of type string having value "True".
6. As value of strings c and e is "True" so print (c == e) gives True.
7. Even though the values of strings c and e are same, they point to different objects in memory so print
(c is e) gives False.
Question 18a
Find the errors(s)
name = "HariT"
print (name)
name[2] = 'R'
print (name)
Answer
The line name[2] = 'R' is trying to assign the letter 'R' to the second index of string name but strings are
immutable in Python and hence such item assignment for strings is not supported in Python.
Question 18b
Find the errors(s)
a = bool (0)
b = bool (1)
print (a == false)
print (b == true)
Answer
false and true are invalid literals in Python. The correct boolean literals are False and True.
Question 18c
Find the errors(s)
print (type (int("123")))
print (type (int("Hello")))
print (type (str("123.0")))
Answer
In the line print (type (int("Hello"))), string "Hello" is given as an argument to int() but it cannot be
converted into a valid integer so it causes an error.
Question 18d
Find the errors(s)
pi = 3.14
print (type (pi))
print (type ("3.14"))
print (type (float ("3.14")))
print (type (float("three point fourteen")))
Answer
In the line print (type (float("three point fourteen"))), string "three point fourteen" is given as an
argument to float() but it cannot be converted into a valid floating-point number so it causes an error.
Question 18e
Find the errors(s)
print ("Hello" + 2)
print ("Hello" + "2")
print ("Hello" * 2)
Answer
The line print ("Hello" + 2) causes an error as addition operator (+) cannot concatenate a string and an int.
Question 18f
Find the errors(s)
print ("Hello"/2)
print ("Hello" / 2)
Answer
Both the lines of this Python code will give an error as strings cannot be used with division operator (/).
Question 19a
What will be the output produced?
x, y, z = True, False, False
a = x or (y and z)
b = (x or y) and z
print(a, b)
Answer
Output
True False
Explanation

⇒ True or (False and False)

1. x or (y and z)

⇒ True

⇒ (True or False) and False

2. (x or y) and z

⇒ True and False

⇒ False
Question 19b
What will be the output produced?
x, y = '5', 2
z = x + y
print(z)
Answer
This code produces an error in the line z = x + y as operands of addition operator (+) are string and int,
respectively which is not supported by Python.
Question 19c
What will be the output produced?
s = 'Sipo'
s1 = s + '2'
s2 = s * 2
print(s1)
print(s2)
Answer
Output
Sipo2
SipoSipo
Explanation
1. s1 = s + '2' concatenates 'Sipo' and '2' storing 'Sipo2' in s1.
2. s2 = s * 2 repeats 'Sipo' twice storing 'SipoSipo' in s2.
Question 19d
What will be the output produced?
w, x, y, z = True , 4, -6, 2
result = -(x + z) < y or x ** z < 10
print(result)
Answer
Output
False
Explanation

⇒ -(4 + 2) < -6 or 4 ** 2 < 10

-(x + z) < y or x ** z < 10

⇒ -6 < -6 or 4 ** 2 < 10
⇒ -6 < -6 or 16 < 10
⇒ False or False
⇒ False
Question 20
Program is giving a weird result of "0.50.50.50.50.50.50..........". Correct it so that it produces the correct result
which is the probability value (input as 0.5) times 150.
probability = input("Type a number between 0 and 1: ")
print("Out of 150 tries, the odds are that only", (probability * 150), "will succeed.")
[Hint. Consider its datatype.]
Answer
The corrected program is below:
probability = float(input("Type a number between 0 and 1: "))
print("Out of 150 tries, the odds are that only", (probability * 150), "will succeed.")
Question 21
Consider the code given below:
import random
r = random.randrange(100, 999, 5)
print(r, end = ' ')
r = random.randrange(100, 999, 5)
print(r, end = ' ')
r = random.randrange(100, 999, 5)
print(r)
Which of the following are the possible outcomes of the above code ? Also, what can be the maximum and
minimum number generated by line 2 ?
(a) 655, 705, 220
(b) 380, 382, 505
(c) 100, 500, 999
(d) 345, 650, 110
Answer
The possible outcomes of the above code can be:
Option (a) — 655, 705, 220
Option (d) — 345, 650, 110
Maximum number can be 995 and minimum number can be 100.
Question 22
Consider the code given below:
import random
r = random.randint(10, 100) - 10
print(r, end = ' ')
r = random.randint(10, 100) - 10
print(r, end = ' ')
r = random.randint(10, 100) - 10
print(r)
Which of the following are the possible outcomes of the above code? Also, what can be the maximum and
minimum number generated by line 2?
(a) 12 45 22
(b) 100 80 84
(c) 101 12 43
(d) 100 12 10
Answer
The possible outcomes of the above code can be:
Option (a) — 12 45 22
Maximum number can be 90 and minimum number can be 0.
Question 23
Consider the code given below:
import random
r = random.random() * 10
print(r, end = ' ')
r = random. random() * 10
print(r, end = ' ')
r = random.random() * 10
print(r)
Which of the following are the possible outcomes of the above code? Also, what can be the maximum and
minimum number generated by line 2 ?
(a) 0.5 1.6 9.8
(b) 10.0 1.0 0.0
(c) 0.0 5.6 8.7
(d) 0.0 7.9 10.0
Answer
The possible outcomes of the above code can be:
Option (a) — 0.5 1.6 9.8
Option (c) — 0.0 5.6 8.7
Maximum number can be 9.999999..... and minimum number can be 0.
Question 24
Consider the code given below:
import statistics as st
v = [7, 8, 8, 11, 7, 7]
m1 = st.mean(v)
m2 = st.mode(v)
m3 = st.median(v)
print(m1, m2, m3)
Which of the following is the correct output of the above code?
(a) 7 8 7.5
(b) 8 7 7
(c) 8 7 7.5
(c) 8.5 7 7.5
Answer
The correct output of the above code is:
Option (c) — 8 7 7.5
Type C: Programming Practice/Knowledge based Questions
Question 1
Write a program to obtain principal amount, rate of interest and time from user and compute simple interest.
Solution
p = float(input("Enter principal: "))
r = float(input("Enter rate: "))
t = float(input("Enter time: "))

si = p * r * t / 100

print("Simple Interest =", si)

Output
Enter principal: 55000.75
Enter rate: 14.5
Enter time: 3
Simple Interest = 23925.32625
Question 2
Write a program to obtain temperatures of 7 days (Monday, Tuesday ... Sunday) and then display average
temperature of the week.
Solution
d1 = float(input("Enter Sunday Temperature: "))
d2 = float(input("Enter Monday Temperature: "))
d3 = float(input("Enter Tuesday Temperature: "))
d4 = float(input("Enter Wednesday Temperature: "))
d5 = float(input("Enter Thursday Temperature: "))
d6 = float(input("Enter Friday Temperature: "))
d7 = float(input("Enter Saturday Temperature: "))

avg = (d1 + d2 + d3 + d4 + d5 + d6 + d7) / 7

print("Average Temperature =", avg)

Output
Enter Sunday Temperature: 21.6
Enter Monday Temperature: 22.3
Enter Tuesday Temperature: 24.5
Enter Wednesday Temperature: 23.0
Enter Thursday Temperature: 23.7
Enter Friday Temperature: 24.2
Enter Saturday Temperature: 25
Average Temperature = 23.47142857142857
Question 3
Write a program to obtain x, y, z from user and calculate expression : 4x4 + 3y3 + 9z + 6π
Solution
import math

x = int(input("Enter x: "))
y = int(input("Enter y: "))
z = int(input("Enter z: "))

res = 4 * x ** 4 + 3 * y ** 3 + 9 * z + 6 * math.pi

print("Result =", res)

Output
Enter x: 2
Enter y: 3
Enter z: 5
Result = 208.84955592153875
Question 4
Write a program that reads a number of seconds and prints it in form : mins and seconds, e.g., 200 seconds are
printed as 3 mins and 20 seconds.
[Hint. use // and % to get minutes and seconds]
Solution
totalSecs = int(input("Enter seconds: "))

mins = totalSecs // 60
secs = totalSecs % 60

print(mins, "minutes and", secs, "seconds")

Output
Enter seconds: 200
3 minutes and 20 seconds
Question 5
Write a program to take year as input and check if it is a leap year or not.
Solution
y = int(input("Enter year to check: "))
print(y % 4 and "Not a Leap Year" or "Leap Year")
Output
Enter year to check: 2020
Leap Year
Question 6
Write a program to take two numbers and print if the first number is fully divisible by second number or not.
Solution
x = int(input("Enter first number: "))
y = int(input("Enter second number: "))
print(x % y and "Not Fully Divisible" or "Fully Divisible")
Output
Enter first number: 4
Enter second number: 2
Fully Divisible
Question 7
Write a program to take a 2-digit number and then print the reversed number. That is, if the input given is 25,
the program should print 52.
Solution
x = int(input("Enter a two digit number: "))
y = x % 10 * 10 + x // 10
print("Reversed Number:", y)
Output
Enter a two digit number: 25
Reversed Number: 52
Question 8
Try writing program (similar to previous one) for three digit number i.e., if you input 123, the program should
print 321.
Solution
x = int(input("Enter a three digit number: "))

d1 = x % 10
x //= 10
d2 = x % 10
x //= 10
d3 = x % 10
y = d1 * 100 + d2 * 10 + d3

print("Reversed Number:", y)
Output
Enter a three digit number: 123
Reversed Number: 321
Question 9
Write a program to take two inputs for day, month and then calculate which day of the year, the given date is.
For simplicity, take 30 days for all months. For example, if you give input as: Day3, Month2 then it should print
"Day of the year : 33".
Solution
d = int(input("Enter day: "))
m = int(input("Enter month: "))

n = (m - 1) * 30 + d

print("Day of the year:", n)

Output
Enter day: 3
Enter month: 2
Day of the year: 33
Question 10
Write a program that asks a user for a number of years, and then prints out the number of days, hours, minutes,
and seconds in that number of years.
How many years? 10
10.0 years is:
3650.0 days
87600.0 hours
5256000.0 minutes
315360000.0 seconds
Solution
y = float(input("How many years? "))

d = y * 365
h = d * 24
m = h * 60
s = m * 60

print(y, "years is:")

print(d, "days")
print(h, "hours")
print(m, "minutes")
print(s, "seconds")
Output
How many years? 10
10.0 years is:
3650.0 days
87600.0 hours
5256000.0 minutes
315360000.0 seconds
Question 11
Write a program that inputs an age and print age after 10 years as shown below:
What is your age? 17
In ten years, you will be 27 years old!
Solution
a = int(input("What is your age? "))
print("In ten years, you will be", a + 10, "years old!")
Output
What is your age? 17
In ten years, you will be 27 years old!
Question 12
Write a program whose three sample runs are shown below:
Sample Run 1:
Random number between 0 and 5 (A) : 2
Random number between 0 and 5 (B) :5.
A to the power B = 32
Sample Run 2:
Random number between 0 and 5 (A) : 4
Random number between 0 and 5 (B) :3.
A to the power B = 64
Sample Run 3:
Random number between 0 and 5 (A) : 1
Random number between 0 and 5 (B) :1.
A to the power B = 1
Solution
import random

a = random.randint(0, 5)
b = random.randint(0, 5)
c = a ** b

print("Random number between 0 and 5 (A) :", a)

print("Random number between 0 and 5 (B) :", b)
print("A to the power B =", c)
Output
Random number between 0 and 5 (A) : 5
Random number between 0 and 5 (B) : 3
A to the power B = 125
Question 13
Write a program that generates six random numbers in a sequence created with (start, stop, step). Then print the
mean, median and mode of the generated numbers.
Solution
import random
import statistics

start = int(input("Enter start: "))

stop = int(input("Enter stop: "))
step = int(input("Enter step: "))
a = random.randrange(start, stop, step)
b = random.randrange(start, stop, step)
c = random.randrange(start, stop, step)
d = random.randrange(start, stop, step)
e = random.randrange(start, stop, step)
f = random.randrange(start, stop, step)

print("Generated Numbers:")
print(a, b, c, d, e, f)

seq = (a, b, c, d, e, f)

mean = statistics.mean(seq)
median = statistics.median(seq)
mode = statistics.mode(seq)

print("Mean =", mean)

print("Median =", median)
print("Mode =", mode)
Output
Enter start: 100
Enter stop: 500
Enter step: 5
Generated Numbers:
235 255 320 475 170 325
Mean = 296.6666666666667
Median = 287.5
Mode = 235
Question 14
Write a program to generate 3 random integers between 100 and 999 which is divisible by 5.
Solution
import random

a = random.randrange(100, 999, 5)
b = random.randrange(100, 999, 5)
c = random.randrange(100, 999, 5)

print("Generated Numbers:", a, b, c)
Output
Generated Numbers: 885 825 355
Question 15
Write a program to generate 6 digit random secure OTP between 100000 to 999999.
Solution
import random

otp = random.randint(100000, 999999);

print("OTP:", otp);
Output
OTP: 553072
Question 16
Write a program to generate 6 random numbers and then print their mean, median and mode.
Solution
import random
import statistics

a = random.random()
b = random.random()
c = random.random()
d = random.random()
e = random.random()
f = random.random()

print("Generated Numbers:")
print(a, b, c, d, e, f)

seq = (a, b, c, d, e, f)

mean = statistics.mean(seq)
median = statistics.median(seq)
mode = statistics.mode(seq)

print("Mean =", mean)

print("Median =", median)
print("Mode =", mode)
Output
Generated Numbers:
0.47950245404109626 0.6908539320958872 0.12445888663826654 0.13613724999684718
0.37709141355821396 0.6369609321575742
Mean = 0.40750081141464756
Median = 0.4282969337996551
Mode = 0.47950245404109626
Question 17
Write a program to find a side of a right angled triangle whose two sides and an angle is given.
Solution
import math

a = float(input("Enter base: "))

b = float(input("Enter height: "))
x = float(input("Enter angle: "))

c = math.sqrt(a ** 2 + b ** 2)

print("Hypotenuse =", c)
Output
Enter base: 10.5
Enter height: 5.5
Enter angle: 60
Hypotenuse = 11.853269591129697
Question 18
Write a program to calculate the radius of a sphere whose area (4πr2) is given.
Solution
import math

area = float(input("Enter area of sphere: "))

r = math.sqrt(area / (4 * math.pi))

print("Radius of sphere =", r)

Output
Enter area of sphere: 380.14
Radius of sphere = 5.50005273006328
Question 19
Write a program that inputs a string and then prints it equal to number of times its length, e.g.,
Enter string : "eka"
Result ekaekaeka
Solution
str = input("Enter string: ")
len = len(str)
opStr = str * len
print("Result", opStr)
Output
Enter string: eka
Result ekaekaeka
Question 20
Find the volume of the cylinder (πr2h) as shown:
Radius = 8 cm
Height = 15 cm
Solution
import math

r = 8
h = 15
v = math.pi * r * r * h

print("Volume of Cylinder =", v)

Output
Volume of Cylinder = 3015.928947446201
Question 21
Write a program to calculate the area of an equilateral triangle. (area = (√3 / 4) * side * side).
Solution
import math

side = float(input("Enter side: "))

area = math.sqrt(3) / 4 * side * side

print("Area of triangle =", area)

Output
Enter side: 5
Area of triangle = 10.825317547305481
Question 22
Write a program to input the radius of a sphere and calculate its volume (V = 4/3πr 3)
Solution
import math

r = float(input("Enter radius of sphere: "))

v = 4 / 3 * math.pi * r ** 3

print("Volume of sphere = ", v)

Output
Enter radius of sphere: 3.5
Volume of sphere = 179.59438003021648
Question 23
Write a program to calculate amount payable after simple interest.
Solution
p = float(input("Enter principal: "))
r = float(input("Enter rate: "))
t = float(input("Enter time: "))

si = p * r * t / 100
amt = p + si

print("Amount Payable =", amt)

Output
Enter principal: 55000.75
Enter rate: 14.5
Enter time: 3
Amount Payable = 78926.07625
Question 24
Write a program to calculate amount payable after compound interest.
Solution
p = float(input("Enter principal: "))
r = float(input("Enter rate: "))
t = float(input("Enter time: "))

amt = p * (1 + r / 100) ** t

print("Amount Payable =", amt)

Output
Enter principal: 15217.75
Enter rate: 9.2
Enter time: 3
Amount Payable = 19816.107987312007
Question 25
Write a program to compute (a + b)3 using the formula a3 + b3 + 3a2b + 3ab2
Solution
a = int(input("Enter a: "))
b = int(input("Enter b: "))
res = a ** 3 + b ** 3 + 3 * a ** 2 * b + 3 * a * b ** 2

print("Result =", res)

Output
Enter a: 3
Enter b: 5
Result = 512